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New fossil hominids from Laetolil, Tanzania

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ID8315434
AuthorsTim D White (0000-0003-1266-7489, University of Michigan, corresponding author)
Year1977
Volume46
Issue2
Pages197-229
Publication date1977-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.1330460203
PMID403770
OpenAlexW2022179760
LanguageEN
Citations received103
References cited4

New fossil hominid specimens from the Laetolil fossil locality in Tanzania are described. The material includes mandibles and teeth derived from reliably‐dated deposits of Pliocene age. Preliminary descriptions, measurements and illustrations are presented

Archaeology · Fossil Record · Geography · Tanzania · Evolution and Paleontology Studies · Geology · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Primate Behavior and Ecology

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